There’s a new film series kicking off these school holidays in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, bringing some of the world’s best family experiences to the big screen.
On October 1st, the Square Eyes Film Foundation launches Around the World in 8 Days, a cinema experience for the whole whānau, sharing films from Aotearoa, Africa, Japan, Ireland, Mongolia, and beyond, along with some free post-screening activities, every day at the Embassy Theatre, from Saturday, 1 October to Saturday to 8 October.
Highlights include A24’s Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, one of Flicks’ faves from NZIFF 2022, and Wolfwalkers, Cartoon Saloon’s Oscar-nominated fantasy adventure which never saw a cinema release in New Zealand.
The line-up also includes beloved classics, like Studio Ghibli’s Ponyo and a 20th-anniversary screening of Whale Rider, and hidden gems, like French stop-motion tale My Life as a Courgette and Mongolian true story The Eagle Huntress.
Rounding out this eight-day experience are select screenings of short films and television favourites, along with a stop-motion workshop for kids aged nine and up.
See the schedule below and visit the official website or their Facebook page for more.
Saturday, 1 October
Mini-Sized Square Eyes Animated Shorts (10:30am)
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On (12:15pm)
Sunday, 2 October
Wolfwalkers (10:30am)
Moana Sing-Along (12:30pm)
Monday, 3 October
The Gruffalo + The Gruffalo’s Child (10:30am)
Tuesday 4, October
Kirikou and the Sorceress (10:30am)
Wednesday, 5 October
Ponyo (10:30am)
Thursday, 6 October
The Eagle Huntress (10:30am)
Friday, 7 October
Stop Motion Workshop (10am-3pm)
Kubo and the Two Strings (3pm)
My Life as a Courgette (5:15pm)
Saturday, 8 October
TV on the Big Screen (10:30am)
Whale Rider — 20th Anniversary (12:15pm)
